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Post by Zahasha » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:35 pm

Hi There,

I am in the process of researching a new computer.
It will be for gaming and photoshop work mostly.
I am thinking about having a second hard drive installed for storage and working of my pictures and such and useing the main drive for my gaming mostly.
I was looking at this computer for a premade... http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/GAMER_INFINITY_XLC/
Just not sure SLI is the way to go.
What do all think is best these days?
Also would it be worth it to upgrade to 300GB Gaming Western Digital Raptor 10,000RPM SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache WD3000GLFS for my primary Hard drive?
Is a Aluminum Case like NZXT Zero a better way to go than the mixed steel aluminum that Antec Sonata offers?
Is the Intel QC Q6600 2.4 processor really equal to the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 or Q 9550?
Is Liquid cooling a good thing ?
Is the Evga 9600GT KO 512mb video card really as good as the EVGA 9800 GTX 512mb card?

Thanks for your help and input on this
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Post by eqtagrak » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:00 pm

All very good questions that I dont have answers to, good luck in your shopping though.

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Post by Zahasha » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:40 pm

HaHaHaHaHaHaHa!
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Silly Oggah!

Last night Jarsace told me EQ doesnt use SLI technology, but He loves his SLI anyway.
Oh and for the second Hard Drive ... is there any real advantage to having it be an external drive as opposed to an internal drive?
Is 500 MB the best way to go for a storage drive?
750 MB better ?
1T too much?
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Post by Gildawen » Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:20 pm

When I built my computer last year, I wasn't sure about SLI. I went with a SLI capable motherboard and a SLI power supply, but only bought one graphics card. I figured I could upgrade with another if I needed -- I didn't.

You can never have enough disk space, although I still have about 50% free space on the 800 GB I put on mine. I'd guess that the only advantage of an external drive would be portability. I'm not sure about reliability, vs. an internal drive. I'd be concerned about making sure any external drive had adequate cooling.
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Post by Zahasha » Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:39 pm

Good Point about the external hard drive Gildawen.
It was suggested to me as a way to store and access my jpg files and website info.
The consideration for an external was because I am so good at crashing computers, I could save this drive. :shock:
I have been leaning towards an internal drive.
Seems an external is that much more to de dust! 8)
So whats up with the Blu-Ray ... is it worth a little extra to get Blu-Ray player?

Gildawen do you process jpgs in Photoshop?
Would SLI with 2 Video Cards help to work on JPGs faster?
Or would that pretty much be a processor's job?
Getting myself confused with details :mrgreen:
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Post by Gildawen » Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:08 am

Zahasha wrote:Good Point about the external hard drive Gildawen.
It was suggested to me as a way to store and access my jpg files and website info.
The consideration for an external was because I am so good at crashing computers, I could save this drive. :shock:
What I did was get a 300 GB drive (C:) for the OS and programs, and a 500 GB drive for my data and CD/DVD rips, etc. That way, if I ever have to reinstall or reformat :shock: I won't have to touch the drive that stores all my data. I haven't had any problems with this computer, but the same strategy worked great through a couple of reinstalls on my old one.
Zahasha wrote: So whats up with the Blu-Ray ... is it worth a little extra to get Blu-Ray player?
Blu-ray is an expensive habit :D Especially if you're a film fan 8)
My opinion is that a Blu-ray drive in your computer is only worth it if you frequently watch movies on your computer AND your monitor resolution is at least 1920x1080. Blu-ray movies are still fairly expensive compared to DVD, and while the price is sure to go down over time, they run $20-$30+ a piece at the moment. For full disclosure, I don't have a Blu-ray drive in my computer, but I have a player for my HDTV.
Zahasha wrote:Gildawen do you process jpgs in Photoshop?
Would SLI with 2 Video Cards help to work on JPGs faster?
Or would that pretty much be a processor's job?
I don't use Photoshop much at all. I'm no artist -- just look at my color coordinated armor :mrgreen: -- but I occasionally edit a movie or some images for work. Nothing major. I have no idea if Photoshop could take advantage of the video card. I suspect that it mostly loads the CPU, but that's just a guess.
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Post by Zahasha » Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:32 pm

Thanks Gildawen )) :mrgreen:
Was looking at a ViewSonic Monitor 21.6 " rez is 1680 x 1050 guess I'll have to look for more options if I go for the Blu-Ray.
We just fited our TV with that converter digital box.
Computer is taking president over TV 8)
Good to know if I crash the OS on the 300 Rapture Drive the 750 gb sata drive will be safe $$$
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I Love looking at Bios and stuff :wink:
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Post by Zahasha » Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:34 pm

This is what I am now toying with for a new computer.
Any Pros or Cons or other in put would be greatly appreciated 8)

NZXT Zero Aluminum Full Tower 420W Case

NZXT PP800 Performance Power ATX 2.0 Power - Quad SLI Ready

(Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz 1333FSB 12MB L2 Cache 64-bit

Asetek Liquid CPU Cooling System (Extreme Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)

(3-Way SLI Support) EVGA nForce 780i SLI Mainboard FSB1333 DDR2 3 x PCIe x16 SATA RAID w/ USB2.0,IEEE1394,&7.1Audio

(Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (4x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory Corsair XMS2 Xtreme Memory w/ Heat Spreader

EVGA Powered by NVIDIA~ NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 16X PCI Express X 2 cards

Hard Drive ~ 300GB Gaming Western Digital Raptor 10,000RPM SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache WD3000GLFS

Data Drive ~ 750GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive .. with Vigor iSURF II Hard Disk Drive Cooling System

Optical Drive ~ LG 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER
Optical Drive 2 ~ Sony Optiarc BR-5100S 2X Blu-Ray Player (Black Color)

3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD
600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers

ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
PCI 56K V.92 FAX MODEM W/ VOICE

Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chasis with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU

OPTI-UPS VS575C 575VA/345W UNINTERRUPT POWER SUPPLY - Recommended

Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE

Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 64-bit Edition
Microsoft® Works Plus 2008
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Post by Zahasha » Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:18 pm

Hi Walkers,

I did an /occ in the bazaar asking if anyone had Cyberpower computers
Most who did had something negitive to say about them .. esp about rebuilds on parts

soooooooo
looking at building a new computer
Heres my current Idea ...
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Publi ... er=7347105
I am open to ideas and changes though 8)

This is so exciting!
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Post by Gildawen » Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:51 am

Why 64 bit Vista?
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Post by Zahasha » Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:13 pm

Many folks have told me new 32 bit software programs are becoming a thing of the past.
That most new software programs are moving to 64 bit.
This system is going to have to last me for a quite awhile, so getting 64 bit now.
Then I don't have to upgrade the whole system later.
( Currently Operating a tweeked Windows ME os )

EQ does support 64 bit Vista OS :mrgreen:
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Post by Zahasha » Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:47 pm

Order Placed 8)

Thanks Everyone for Your Help :mrgreen:
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